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i want to read in cold blood but my local library didn't have it so i picked up a book on short stories by Capote instead and i have enjoyed the few i have read so far. it is tough to get through a book of short stories quickly though, for me at leasi want to read in cold blood but my local library didn't have it so i picked up a book on short stories by Capote instead and i have enjoyed the few i have read so far. it is tough to get through a book of short stories quickly though, for me at least, because i like to take some time between each story before i begin the next. it allows me time to understand one story and ensures that i don't get it confused with the next, so i may be reading this book for awhile longer....more
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i picked up this book because it was recommended at the library. it was a good book. the story is about a young black teacher living in the south and asked by his aunt, who raised him, to teach another black man how to go to his death as a man insteai picked up this book because it was recommended at the library. it was a good book. the story is about a young black teacher living in the south and asked by his aunt, who raised him, to teach another black man how to go to his death as a man instead of a "pig" that he was made out to be in court when he was sentenced to death. The most interesting thing about this book is that the teacher was the one who learned the lesson even though he did help the other man in jail. the book ends as you would expect it to but it still managed to bring a tear to my eye....more

I really enjoyed the way the author wrote this book and was able to get you to see things from the perspective of a young girl. it definitely made me wonder what things i saw as a child that i misinterpreted. except for the last chapter that draggedI really enjoyed the way the author wrote this book and was able to get you to see things from the perspective of a young girl. it definitely made me wonder what things i saw as a child that i misinterpreted. except for the last chapter that dragged i really enjoyed this book....more

Very easy weekend read. Story of a teenager who gets involved with a much older woman. The first part of the story is about this love affair, the second part follows him into adulthood as he comes across this woman again. the book is interesting, altVery easy weekend read. Story of a teenager who gets involved with a much older woman. The first part of the story is about this love affair, the second part follows him into adulthood as he comes across this woman again. the book is interesting, although i was a little bored with parts of the second half....more

i enjoyed this book and it kept me interested all the way through. prior to reading this book i had known the basics about Frank Lloyd Wright, including the fact that he had left his wife to be with another woman. This is the story of that woman, fici enjoyed this book and it kept me interested all the way through. prior to reading this book i had known the basics about Frank Lloyd Wright, including the fact that he had left his wife to be with another woman. This is the story of that woman, fictionalized with some truthful details thrown in. I hold judgments of people who would leave their wife and children to be with another woman but after reading this book I have to wonder what everyone else's story is. i came to understand the main characters reason for leaving her family to be with Frank and although i don't agree with all parts of it, i do feel for her and wonder how they would have gone about things in our day as opposed to the early 1900's....more

Details from the people who were inside and survived this disaster, as well as some who were heard from but did not survive. I watched almost every minute of the fall of the twin towers on the news and this book brought back many of those images andDetails from the people who were inside and survived this disaster, as well as some who were heard from but did not survive. I watched almost every minute of the fall of the twin towers on the news and this book brought back many of those images and added many more. i actually had a bad dream due to reading this book but it was interesting and its a part of our country's history. it's also amazing to read the stories of so many heroes....more

Interesting and hard to imagine but i found parts of the book just a little boring and i skipped through them. also was not able to finish it because it was overdue at the library but may pick it up again later in the future.

Preview — The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan

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i read this book recently also. i didn't finish it but because it was overdue and they wouldn't renew it and i had a hard time getting through parts oi read this book recently also. i didn't finish it but because it was overdue and they wouldn't renew it and i had a hard time getting through parts of it. Too much detail for me at times....more
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